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Common Ground Dove (Columbina passerina) (1)
- Reported Mar 21, 2026 15:42 by Mark Holmgren
- Old San Marcos Rd at 34.47215, -119.80228, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.802283&<ll...>,-119.802283 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S311694788 - Comments: "I heard 11 different bouts of song each lasting about 15 seconds from a distance of 100 m from me in habitat shown in the photo — a not-yet-mature Grove of either citrus or avocado. The call was a series of ‘whoop, whoop, whoop, whoop’. I could never the bird though it seemed to move around. I may have obtained a recording. Merlin seems not loaded with the songs/calls of CoGD in the packet for our area. This may be a new location for Common Ground Dove though not unexpected in this habitat."
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